I am working with a small group on an interactive structure made entirely out of wood. We are still in the design phase.
The structure itself is a wooden dodecahedron made up of regular pentagonal panels (each with side lengths of 5'). Each pentagon will join with adjacent pentagons via interlocking wooden connectors. The idea is to make this structure entirely out of wood, no metal.
The initial draft is below
People will be standing inside of the structure, but in case someone decides to climb on top, etc, we want to make sure each panel is as strong as possible.
Since the CNC router can only handle a certain size, we have to break each panel down into smaller elements. Obviously this will make the overall panel weaker. But what is the best way to break this up? My sketch is below (sorry for my poor drawing)
For drawing #1, A shows how we initially intended to divide the panels. But we think it would be better to have the cut go in the same direction as the polyhedra (B)
For drawing #2, assuming we use cut B for all panels, to join individual panels with an adhesive is it better to use a finger joint? How much weaker will the panels be if we joined them flush?
We still have issues to solve with the actual connections and the placement themselves but I figured I'd ask this question first and go from there. Thanks for any advice you are able to offer.
Donna Sink
Jun 4, 15 9:06 am
Well-played, Non Sequitur.
midlander
Jun 4, 15 9:11 am
EKE, that's fascinating. So this must be the most beautiful building in America? How many golden ratios can you fit into FIVE inscribed pentagons?
gruen
Jun 4, 15 1:21 pm
If this thing is for burning man then I'm going to stop recycling. Because burning man doesn't have a future. I like the two pictures that TINTT posted.
I am working with a small group on an interactive structure made entirely out of wood. We are still in the design phase.
The structure itself is a wooden dodecahedron made up of regular pentagonal panels (each with side lengths of 5'). Each pentagon will join with adjacent pentagons via interlocking wooden connectors. The idea is to make this structure entirely out of wood, no metal.
The initial draft is below
People will be standing inside of the structure, but in case someone decides to climb on top, etc, we want to make sure each panel is as strong as possible.
Since the CNC router can only handle a certain size, we have to break each panel down into smaller elements. Obviously this will make the overall panel weaker. But what is the best way to break this up? My sketch is below (sorry for my poor drawing)
For drawing #1, A shows how we initially intended to divide the panels. But we think it would be better to have the cut go in the same direction as the polyhedra (B)
For drawing #2, assuming we use cut B for all panels, to join individual panels with an adhesive is it better to use a finger joint? How much weaker will the panels be if we joined them flush?
We still have issues to solve with the actual connections and the placement themselves but I figured I'd ask this question first and go from there. Thanks for any advice you are able to offer.
Well-played, Non Sequitur.
EKE, that's fascinating. So this must be the most beautiful building in America? How many golden ratios can you fit into FIVE inscribed pentagons?
If this thing is for burning man then I'm going to stop recycling. Because burning man doesn't have a future. I like the two pictures that TINTT posted.